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Are New Wine Brands Targeting Women Low on Substance?
May 18, 2012Does the wine industry really know what women want? Not according to writer Elin McCoy, as she wrote recently in an article on Bloomberg.com: According to the new “girly-wine” brand marketers, women wine drinkers want to be super-skinny, to toss … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment //170 Year Old Shipwrecked Champagne up for Auction.
May 16, 2012Paris auction firm Artcurial Briest–Poulain–F.Tajan has been selected to sell-off Champagne bottles that have spent the last 170 years in a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic sea. The shipwreck and its cargo are the property of the Åland … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Champagne | Leave a comment //Study Finds that Great Wine Tasters are Born that Way!
May 14, 2012Is an ability to taste wine come from our DNA? A new study has concluded that certain individuals are born with a heightened sensitivity that gives them the edge when it comes to tasting wine. “Wine Expertise Predicts … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment //How to Find the Wines I Feature.
May 8, 2012Quite easily the most frequent question I get asked is: “How can I find the wines you feature in your reviews/articles?” I wish I had a simple remedy to the problem, after-all it would make my life a whole lot … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment //Brad Pitt Set to Star in The Billionaire’s Vinegar Movie.
May 4, 2012It was just announced this week that the long awaited movie The Billionaire’s Vinegar is to be released in cinemas this year. Will Smith bought the rights to the book as part of a Hollywood consortium and has been … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Bordeaux, Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt new movie, Brad Pitt wine movie, Chateau Lafite, The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Will Smith | Leave a comment //Are Wine Apps a Dead and Dying Breed?
May 3, 2012Paul Mabray (owner of Vintank) writes in Palate Press: Why are wine iPhone and Android apps not succeeding when other niche apps like Foodspotting are doing so well? Over the last year and a half we have seen the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Android wine apps, best Android wine app, best iPhone wine app, iPhone wine apps, Social Media | Leave a comment //WA Gov. Chris Gregoire: Kicking California Winemaker Ass and Taking Names After Dubbing Their Wines as "Jug Wine."
May 3, 2012The Governor has officially put herself on the “Most Wanted” list (at least as far as Californian wineries go), after she deemed all Californian wines to be “jug wines“. Gov. Chris Gregoire stated that there’s no competition as far … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Washington State | 2 Comments //Wine is the Same as Toilet Paper According to Costco’s Lead Wine Buyer.
April 28, 2012News article taken from Eater.com The lead wine buyer for Costco, Annette Alvarez-Peters seemed to have a little trouble discerning the difference between wine and toilet paper, on the CNBC show “The Costco Craze: Inside The Warehouse Giant,” which aired … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Costco | Leave a comment //Guinness Book of Wine World Records.
April 26, 2012I started this “Guinness Book of Wine World Records” article over a year ago, saved it to my drafts, forgot about it and I’m just now getting around to posting it. Enjoy! Most Wine Glasses Held in One Hand … Continue reading
Posted in Facts, News | Tagged Guinness Book of Wine World Records, Guinness Book of World Records, highest wine cellar, Largest wine cellar, Largest Wine List in the world, oldest wine, Smallest Bottle of Wine, wine records, wine world records | Leave a comment //Is the US Palate Changing?
April 24, 2012The traditional gap between a US and Euro-palate is becoming less obvious, according to a French-guy named Louis-Fabrice Latour (you might of heard of him), head of Burgundy negociant and grower Maison Louis Latour. “The trade in the US has … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Sommelier | Leave a comment //Red Wine Wins in a White Wine Competition.
April 22, 2012News article taken from Richmond Times Dispatch Something rather interesting happened recently at the Celebration of the Vine festival in Virginia. The red wine that took first place was Cooper Vineyards 2009 Petit Verdot. No huge surprises there. But what about … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged Merlot, Virginia, White Merlot, White Zinfandel | Leave a comment //Jacksonville Indulge Wine School.
April 16, 2012For anyone wanting to expand their knowledge of wine, I have the PERFECT opportunity for YOU! Long-story-short: I was approached a couple of months ago by the Indulge Wine School to be their official Wine Instructor for Jacksonville. They’d already … Continue reading
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